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Claustropolis: 1984
“Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…
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THE BEGINNING The story of Cesar Estrada Chavez begins near Yuma, Arizona. Cesar was born on March 31, 1927. He was named after his grandfather, Cesario. Regrettably, the story of Cesar Estrada Chavez also ends near Yuma, Arizona. He passed away on April 23, 1993, in San Luis, a small village near Yuma, Arizona. He…
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Neoliberalism and the Socialist Movement in Britain: From the Third Road to Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit
By Dave Hill, Zhao Dingqi (Posted Sep 11, 2024) United KingdomMonthly Review EssaysFeatured Zhao Dingqi: You have been a member of the British Labour Party since 1961 and have long been involved in political activities and parliamentary elections as a member of the party, but you left 2004. Why did you choose to leave the party at that time? What…
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Originally published: Liberation News on September 13, 2024 by Liberation News Staff (more by Liberation News) | (Posted Sep 17, 2024) Imperialism, Inequality, Movements, StrikesAmericas, United StatesNewswireBoeing Thirty-two thousand workers at Boeing have courageously gone on strike to demand decent wages, job security and the right to retire with dignity. We support them 100%. But why should workers have to negotiate with the…
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Ramachandra Guha: What the apparent defeat of Gandhi’s pursuit of religious pluralism could teach us
It makes the renewal of his legacy even more urgent for India and Indians. Ramachandra Guha Sep 22, 2024 · 06:30 am Mahadev Desai and Mohdas Gandhi in Delhi in 1939. | Central Press (see [1]), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons One of the great challenges of the modern world is how to get people…
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The Wire Staff 22/Sep/2024 5 min read The letter urged IISc director Govindan Rangarajan to not allow the use of the institution’s name in legitimising genocide and colonialism Representative image (IISc). Photo: IISc New Delhi: More than 1,300 people from various universities across India and overseas have written to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in…
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